Hill Farm Energy Barn (10 MW battery storage)
Hill Farm Energy Barn is a 10 MW battery storage project in North West Leicestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 15 March 2019.
10 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
15 March 2019record last updated
North West Leicestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 June 2016 | Application submitted |
| 15 December 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 March 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Anesco/ Green Hedge Energy UK
- Planning authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Planning application reference
- 16/00735/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- Hill Farm, Spring Lane, Packington, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
- Council area (by location)
- North West Leicestershire
- Name in REPD
- Hill Farm - Energy Barn
- REPD reference
- 6915
Who decides
| Applications | North West Leicestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 39 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (5%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 35 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 12.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Leicestershire, North West Leicestershire.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby Solar Farm (a) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Coalville solar farm | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 2.5 |
| Packington Solar Farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operational | 2.5 |
| Prestop Park Farm | solar farm | 16 | operational | 4.2 |
| Shortheath Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.3 |
| Short Hazel Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Lane East of Drakelow Road | solar farm | 5 | refused | 7.2 |
| Park Road, Overseal | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Lullington Solar Park | solar farm | 44 | application submitted | 8.4 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.7279, -1.4589).